A Board of Trustee member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Felix Mgbada, Friday, called on other members to throw their weight behind Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii, also known as Anyichuks as the sole governorship candidate of the party in Ebonyi state.
Chief Mgbada disclosed this during a press conference in his country home, Umuoghara, Ezza North local government area of the state.
He disclosed that Mr. Odii being a young man has all it takes to tackle the problems of the state.
Mgbada in a text of his conference said, “I want to start by congratulating our great party, the PDP in Ebonyi State, and the teeming party faithful for their resilience in the face of all odds and their rugged determination to sustain their democratic participation despite man-made obstacles.
“Having gone through very tedious democratic processes, from pre-primaries, primaries, and court cases up to the Supreme Court and emerging victorious, I wish to formally congratulate the PDP Governorship Candidate in Ebonyi State, Dr. Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii, for surmounting all hurdles to clinch the ticket.
“There is no gainsaying the fact that Dr. Odii had built up his name, capacity, and enviable antecedent which prepared him to provide leadership for the people of Ebonyi state.
“Having reasoned, considered, and pondered about the current political permutations in the state and beyond, I came to the inescapable conclusion that Dr. Ifeanyi Odii is a man of solid reputation. He is zealous, broad-minded, dynamic, and practical. He has all it takes to face complex problems even in difficult times such as now.
“For the avoidance of doubt, as a respected Member of the PDP Board of Trustees, let me state categorically here and now that we are done with our party primaries and all Court cases arising from them. There will be no further primaries in the PDP, Ebonyi State.
“I hereby enjoin all our party leaders, stakeholders, and members to rally around Dr. Odii on this onerous task of taking Ebonyi state to greater heights. Ebonyi state is a PDP state and we know how our problem started. But we are now determined to recover our mandate in the 2023 elections.
“Other party aspirants who did not succeed during the party primaries should understand that power belongs to God, and as such, the party remains Supreme. I advise those who did not succeed during the party primaries to close ranks with our party flag bearers to enable the PDP to win the 2023 general elections in the state.
“As our party, the PDP prepares to launch its electioneering campaigns, I call on all party faithful to gear up to offer unflinching and unalloyed support and solidarity to all the candidates of our great party in the 2023 Elections.
“This is the only way to rescue Ebonyi state from the hands of the APC-led government. I hereby formally declare my total support for the PDP governorship candidate, Dr. Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii, and all other candidates of our party.”
